Who: Sarah Gormley Photography
Why: Because when you look at one of Sarah Gormley‘s photos, you don’t even have to ask who took it. You just feel it. Sarah makes wedding photography personal. She’s inspired by all aspects of her creative life—yoga, writing, gardening, ceramics—but her passion lies in telling the story of a wedding day through her own kind and generous gaze. Sarah currently works with over forty couples each year all over the country (because oh yeah, she doesn’t charge travel fees ever.) But her heart? Her heart is with APW readers. You guys made her business possible, you still do, and she just wants to pay it forward by giving you gorgeous, artful photos in return. Photos like this, that make me stop dead in my tracks:
Where/How much: Sarah is formerly of DC, currently based in Atlanta (splitting her time between both), and travels all over the US. Wedding packages begin at $3,800, which includes an engagement session, up to ten hours of coverage, a USB of all the photos, and a password-protected online gallery for anywhere in the US—travel fees included.
First thing you need to know about Sarah Gormley: She’s humble. Why is that important? Well, that makes her sane, for starters. Who wants to deal with ego on their wedding day? But humble also means she doesn’t start a conversation with how talented she is, or where she learned to take such intimate and heartfelt photos. Nope, she thanks APW for the community it’s built, and tells us she’s your #1 fan. Sarah says:
Sometimes I simply can’t believe this is what I get to do for a living. I spend time with kind and loving people on arguably the happiest day of their lives. I’m welcomed into intimate and heartfelt celebrations in beautiful places all around the globe. I’m hired to do the thing I love more than anything else in the world nearly each and every weekend. And I’m trusted to bring my own style and vision and creative energy to the table. I know not all wedding photographers are given this much love and gratitude and respect, and for that I’m forever thankful for APW readers.
In the rush of a wedding day, I think it’s very easy to zero in on the couple. After all, a typical wedding day timeline often focuses rather exclusively on them—the vows, the first dance, the cake cutting. These moments are beautiful and important, but it’s also extremely important to me to take a broader perspective on a wedding day. My goal is to observe and capture—in a creative and visually evocative way—not only the moments between the couple, but also the moments that take place within all of the other loving relationships that flourish on a wedding day. My work tells a more complete story of the love a couple shares with each other and with their family and friends, not simply the story of a timeline of wedding day events.
If what she says doesn’t give you all the feels, what she shoots will:
I mean, right?
And the really good news is that even though Sarah Gormley Photography is based in Atlanta and DC, Sarah will travel to you—anywhere in the USA—without additional travel fees. Her base package is $3,800 for ten hours of coverage, a complimentary engagement session, and the reprint rights to all your photos. We’ve been saying for years that she could be charging double that, but,well, she still isn’t. Anywhere else in the world is just $700 more than the base package. That’s basically nothing, if you think of the air travel costs alone. Why? Because APW couples are the life force of Sarah’s work, and she just wants to go where you are. Check out her travel schedule for the rest of the year:
Basically this is what it comes down to: Engaged couples everywhere are super lucky to be getting married while Sarah is shooting. Atlanta couples get to share the same city, DC couples are so great she can’t quit you, and the rest of the world? Sarah Gormley wants to hang out with you, too. Her wedding photos are like actual dreams brought to life, so the real question is this: Why haven’t you hired her already?
Sarah gormley has a handful of dates left in 2015 and you can make one of them yours! Or really, get in on that 2016 action now because it won’t last long. Click HERE to get in touch with Sarah today!
